Categotry Archives: China Adoption Lingo

We are into our final wait of the adoption process. The wait for TA. I’m not as stressed about this wait as I was for the others. I know we’ll get our TA soon. Maybe late next week, and if not, then by Labor Day weekend for sure. Then we confirm our consulate appointment and get ready to go! The last few weeks have torn me up a good deal. My stress and anxiety level is on a constant simmer [...]

I don’t even recall where I left off with my updates. I feel like I’ve been neglecting to fill everyone in. My own mother got all attitudy with me when we talked last week and I tell her everything. The problem is that I’ve been so busy for the last month that I can barely keep up with what’s going on in our process, let alone filling anyone in along the way. It’s funny that just 6-8 weeks ago I [...]

Whoa! We aren’t even close to being ready to travel, let alone ready for Macey to come home. I mean, we are in our hearts and in our best intentions, don’t get me wrong, but now that there’s a definite timeline involved, we are quickly realizing just how much we have to get done. First and foremost, the reason I’m freaking out is that we got our next level of approval, the I-797 which is the provisional approval for the [...]

Things seem to be moving along swiftly at this point. We are now waiting on our I-800 approval. We got the first document associated with it a few days ago. It’s an I-797C and is the verification that our application was received at the lockbox. It states that it will take 10-14 days to reach the Hague Adoption Unit at the National Benefits Center in Missouri. I have no idea how long the processing takes, but I’m assuming since our [...]

There’s been a little movement with our dossier. We found out last week that we were out of translation and in process which means we are now in the review room. Once our dossier is reviewed and approved it will be moved to the matching office which is where the LOA is issued. LOA is a big deal! It’s the official, official letter from the CCCWA approving us to adopt our child. It’s also the official document (I’ll post a [...]

I have a few issues going on right now but I’ll start with the first one, which is that my husband has 2 middle names. What? You think that’s crazy? Yeah, me too. You don’t even really need 1 middle name, so why 2? I have always thought it was a little much and now, of course, it’s causing problems. It was inevitable. Things were coasting along a little too smoothly for a while. PROBLEM – Parker’s big, long, fancy [...]

This just goes to show, you never really know when the process is going to surprise you. I spent the morning much like any other Monday morning. Dropped off the little guy, then the big guy. Hit the gym. Ran some errands. Picked up the little guy, had lunch and a promised trip to Starbucks. We then hit a cute little shop in the creek for a much needed booster seat for the big kid. He may very well be [...]

We finally got confirmation from our coordinator that our on-line application went in. Now we wait for PA (pre-approval). I have a feeling it will take a little longer than normal. Buzz on the blogs and forums is that the CCCWA has reorganized yet again. Some say they moved and disconnected all phones and computers. So even dossiers that went in 2-3 weeks ago have yet to be logged in. Our coordinator said she expects to get the PA in [...]

I am a total mess now. You’d think it would have gotten better now that we have made our decision but it’s sort of a mish mash now. What the heck do I do next? I’m still all jittery. A mix of sleep deprivation & mental/emotional depletion with a sprinkle of nerve ending reconnection by way of emotional decision completion makes for a little anxiety and much excitement. A foggy headed emotional hangover is about where I’m at now. I’m [...]